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The Art of the Movie Trailer: Dr. Strange
The Latest Word: The power of the Marvel Comics film franchise is undeniable–in a world in which the success of a film is sometimes a direct correlation to it’s CGI/action content and super-hero character traits, Marvel is king of the hill. The Marvel franchise(s) have had quite a labyrinthine history, but despite all the wild …
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High Beta: Why A Speech at the RNC has Silicon Valley nervous
Paying Attention: The final night of the Republican National Convention is this evening and, like all the nights that have preceded it, this one promises plenty of drama. But one speech and the person delivering it tonight have captured the attention–along with worried anticipation– of Silicon Valley. The speaker of nervous focus tonight is Peter Thiel. Embed …
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Robert Frost on Freedom
“Freedom lies in being bold….”
Quote on dreams
“Excuses are the rocks where our dreams are crushed….”
Disrupting the bike
Press Clippings: The Tour De France bicycle race (arguably the most famous bicycle race in the world) is now in progress and, with the Tour comes an amazing bump in interest in bicycles and bicycle racing. Embed from Getty Images Maybe it has something to do with the wall-to-wall coverage the event is receiving from …
Last Call At The Four Seasons
Paying Attention: The Four Seasons–the legendary eating and watering spot with interiors designed by superstar architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson and located in the equally legendary Seagrams Building on Park Avenue in New York (also designed by Mies and Johnson)–closed on Saturday night. Embed from Getty Images With its closure, as with …
Which British Open ?
This post was originally published in July 0f 2016. It is repeated today as the final tournament of the “British Open” series, the Women’s British Open, is being contested today and over the weekend. The only conclusion to draw after reading up on the various Open golf championships in the U.K.–the Brits and Scots sure …
Juggaloos
Paying Attention: The second most famous trophy in sports (the first is reputed to be The Stanley Cup), the Claret Jug is given to the Champion of the British Open, who will forever have as a part of his name, the Champion Golfer of the Year. It is an elegant, tall, trophy, famously used for drinking …
The Original: A Guide to The British Open
Paying Attention: There are four major golf tournaments every year: The Masters, The U.S. Open, the British Open (known in Britain simply as “The Open”) and the P.G.A. Winning any one of these four is considered the capstone of a golfing career. Winning more than one elevates a player in his standings among his contemporaries and …
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